Opinion

Debutants from Liebherr at Hillhead

Liebherr recently released three new products at Hillhead 2012: the TA 230 Litronic articulated dump truck, the new generation R 950 SME excavator and the Mobilmix 2.5 concrete batching plant.

19/03/2020, 3:53 am19/03/2020

Editor's Desk

Quarry and recycling business does its part for the environment

<div>Benedict Sand & Gravel, a major wholesaler and retailer of quarried, recycled and landscaping products, has partnered with not-for-profit environmental organisation Greenfleet to offset greenhouse gases for all of its deliveries made to Sydney Water as part of its five-year tender.</div><div><br></div>

19/03/2020, 3:48 am19/03/2020

Editor's Desk

Blasthole Drilling Book Launched

A new edition of a well regarded reference book has been released by Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions - Blasthole Drilling in Open Pit Mining.

19/03/2020, 3:45 am19/03/2020

Geology Talk

L is for Lava

In his continuing alphabetical ruminations on quarrying terms, Bill Langer focuses on lava, a term whose origins are rooted as much in water as in fire.

19/03/2020, 3:44 am19/03/2020

Editor's Desk

Assessing water influence on drop cut blasting

Water is an all too often overlooked parameter in the blast design process and can, in turn, negatively impact the other blasting parameters. Shane Slaughter explains the roles of water and blast design and how water influence can be mitigated.

19/03/2020, 3:44 am19/03/2020

Geology, Geology Talk

K is for Potassium

In his ongoing A-Z of quarrying terms, Bill Langer explains how potassium came to earn the chemical symbol of K and how it today still plays a fundamental role in sustaining the human condition.

19/03/2020, 3:43 am19/03/2020